News / Vaccine charter flights: carriers get set to chase a slice of the Covid cake

Rumours of a potential coronavirus vaccine may already be impacting the air cargo market as charter operators spurn general cargo to cash in on Covid.

Speculation has been mounting on how prepared the airfreight industry is to handle what’s been billed as the ’biggest product launch in history’ – hot debate over how many freighters will be required, transport temperatures and which airlines and airports have the best pharma capability.

Now, news of a possible vaccine from China has, apparently, triggered an increase ...